Grief. It will break you, embrace you and will intensify everything. On this side of grief... ...we discover our true essence on a deeper level. Grieving is a personal experience that will force you to feel emotions on a deeper level than you thought possible. You will laugh harder than ever before, you will cry […]

I look in the mirror and most days I barely recognize myself. The eyes reflecting back at me are my father's; the same empty stare he had as his dementia transformed into Alzehiemer's. Lost, yet aware enough to know of what was going on. The mascara I wore daily is applied maybe once a week. […]

[ctt template="12" link="HYDT_" via="yes" ]I celebrate his life, not dwell on his death. Life is an amazing adventure.[/ctt] Last night I spoke to a young mom as her three year old son played with my almost four year old grandson on the slide at the park. Konner asked if his father could ride the two-person […]

I have self-diagnosed myself with Leaky Eye Syndrome. My Leaky Eye Syndrome has delayed the publication of the "next" issue of Elements For A Healthier Life Magazine again. I need to be raw with you. I have been consumed with Hell of Unforgiveness. This episode began last Wednesday when I went to Lake Michigan to […]

I've stood on the very ledge my son stood upon. Though my toes didn't reach the edge, as his did. Freewill is a bitch. Or, that's my opinion of her right now. The echos of my internal voice that screamed “WHY?!” from every maternal cell within my body are calmer. Anger that I have toward […]